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Why Swiss farmers dye surplus tubers for animal feed

To prevent the potatoes from being resold, the farmer has to douse them with food colouring.

This content was published on Nov 21, 2025 A bumper harvest has left Swiss farmers with more potatoes than the market can handle. Many will be fed to cows – but only after being coloured.

Around 1898, Feldschlösschen brews 100,000 hectolitres of beer and becomes the largest brewery in Switzerland.

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How Switzerland lost – and regained – its beer

This content was published on Nov 19, 2025 For decades, the Swiss beer market was dominated by a cartel. Its collapse ushered in a period of upheaval and innovation.

A model of a grave from the Germanic National Museum. This is what the urn graves in Unterlunkhofen probably looked like inside.

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Hidden treasure: Switzerland’s largest Celtic burial ground

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 For centuries it lay hidden deep in the forest – today it can be clearly seen: the Celtic burial ground of Unterlunkhofen in canton Aargau.

Helmets are now compulsory on ski slopes in Italy

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No helmet on Italian ski slopes? You could face a fine

This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Helmets are now compulsory in Italy – and those who hit the slopes without one could face a fine.

An apprenticeship as a hairdresser or something else? Spoilt for choice

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Thousands of apprenticeship positions remain unfilled in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Many apprenticeship positions in Switzerland were still vacant at the start of the summer training period. Here’s what companies and young people say about the shortfall.

In this forest on the outskirts of Zurich, the "Pedo-Hunters" feel safe from the police

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Vigilante ‘paedophile hunters’ on the rise in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 5, 2025 Vigilante groups who target suspected paedophiles are on the rise in Switzerland, luring men to meetings and assaulting them.

The Spiez laboratory, responsible for NBC protection, celebrates its 100th anniversary

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At the forefront of nuclear, biological and chemical threats, Swiss lab marks centenary

This content was published on Nov 3, 2025 To mark the 100th anniversary of Spiez Laboratory, the International Atomic Energy Agency has renewed its status as a collaborating centre.

Charcoal colours bread and other foods black. The consumption of charcoal is said to have a cleansing effect. But be careful: as activated charcoal binds both toxins and important nutrients, it should only be consumed in small quantities.

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Black delicacies: spaghetti ‘carbon’ara and charcoal bread

This content was published on Oct 31, 2025 Charcoal can be used to colour food black. Swiss chef Stefan Wiesner from Entlebuch presents several recipes for dark dishes in his new book – and explains why he uses charcoal as an ingredient.

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Pegasos association rekindles controversy over assisted suicide in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 29, 2025 British families have accused the Swiss association Pegasos of helping their loved ones to die without genuine medical justification. What is behind this accusation?

pa11198837 A general view of high-rise buildings forming the skyline near the Mahim Beach along the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai, India, 04 March 2024. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) observatories in the city, on 04 March 2024 morning recorded a minimum temperature of 17.9 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature in the month of March since 2020. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

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India, a vast but challenging market for Swiss companies

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 The free trade agreement between Switzerland and India came into force on October 1. What does this promising – but complex – market of 1.4 billion people look like for Swiss entrepreneurs?

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